Evenly matched teams: Hume City vs Heidelberg United match preview

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Competition: Australia Npl Victoria
Competition: Fri 24.February
Match begins: 08:30 (UTC)
Venue: ABD Stadium Broadmeadows Valley Park - Pitch 3 (1000 seats)

After the first games for these two it's Hume City - Heidelberg United 1-0 in points. Who will triumph in this second Npl Victoria match of the season?

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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Hume City form and stats

Last season, Hume City's league results were 7 wins, 5 draws and 14 losses, producing 12th position in the Npl Victoria. In these 26 matches they scored {33 goals} and conceded 48. Performing at their own stadium in the previous season Hume City produced 4-1-8 (win-draw-lost) with {20 goals} and 26 conceded.

An away draw last time out for Hume, facing Altona Magic in a game that ended 1-1.

In the preceding match a 1-0 victory visiting Oakleigh Cannons.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Hume City have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 10 matches with the results: Won 8, drawn 0 and lost 2.

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Heidelberg United form and stats

Let's have a look at how Heidelberg United performed last season in the Npl Victoria: They landed a 6th position in the league table after playing out 13 victories, 3 draws and 10 defeats. In total they scored 50 and conceded {43 goals} in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 8 - drew 1 and lost 4 with 28/18 goals scored/conceded.

Heidelberg United's previous game was their home loss versus Dandenong Thunder (0-1).

Before that, Heidelberg United travelled to Oakleigh Cannons and returned home with a draw after the game finished 3-3.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Heidelberg playing away and similar expectations, we found 10 relevant matches. Results were 6 Heidelberg United wins, 1 draw and 3 defeats.

Head 2 Head

As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's six Hume City victories, zero draws and four Heidelberg United wins. Over/under statistics; six of these games ended with three goals or more, four matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

HumeY. Mustafa
Y. Mustafa
1 goals

Hume City missing players

Heidelberg United missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Hume City Heidelberg United
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
1 0 0 Played P 0 0 1
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 0
1 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 1
1 0 0 Scored S 0 0 0
1 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 1
100% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 100%
100% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
100% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 100%
 
5 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 8
6 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 4
3 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 3
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
6 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 8
2 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 5
50% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 0%
 
5 0 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 0 7
2 0 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 0 2
Hume City Last season Heidelberg United
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
26 13   Played P   14 27
7 4   Won W   8 13
5 1   Drew D   2 4
14 8   Lost L   4 10
33 20   Scored S   31 53
48 26   Conceded C   21 46
88% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   93% 96%
73% 92%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   79% 85%
69% 85%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   79% 78%
35% 38%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   71% 63%
23% 15%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   29% 30%
54% 69%   BTTS BTTS   50% 59%
27% 15%   Clean Sheets C S   29% 19%
31% 15%   Failed to Score F T   29% 26%
 
4.5 4.6   Corners for (avg) C F   3.4 4.2
4.9 4.9   Corners against (avg) C A   5.4 4.7
2.5 2.6   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.1 2
1 1   Red cards R C   4 4
 
8.7 7.8   Shots (avg) S (   9.6 10.6
3.1 3.3   Shots on Target (avg) S O   4.6 4.4
39% 47%   Goal Efficiency G E   48% 44%
 
10.2 9.7   Shots against (avg) S A   9.1 8.6
4.5 4.7   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   4.8 4.3

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Oakleigh Cannons 1 1 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
2 North Geelong Warriors 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 2 3
3 South Melbourne 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
4 Dandenong Thunder 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
5 Avondale Heights 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1
6 Port Melbourne 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
7 St. Albans Saints 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
8 Hume City 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
9 Melbourne Knights 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
10 Altona Magic 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
11 Moreland City 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0
12 Heidelberg United 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
13 Green Gully 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 3 -2 0
14 Bentleigh Greens 1 0 0 1 1 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 South Melbourne 26 20 2 4 59 20 13 12 1 0 35 7 13 8 1 4 24 13 39 62
2 Port Melbourne 26 17 5 4 45 23 13 8 2 3 22 12 13 9 3 1 23 11 22 56
3 Oakleigh Cannons 26 16 3 7 58 29 13 8 2 3 31 15 13 8 1 4 27 14 29 51
4 Green Gully 26 14 3 9 43 30 13 8 1 4 23 14 13 6 2 5 20 16 13 45
5 Bentleigh Greens 26 12 6 8 47 33 13 8 3 2 20 9 13 4 3 6 27 24 14 42
6 Heidelberg United 26 13 3 10 50 43 13 5 2 6 22 25 13 8 1 4 28 18 7 42
7 Avondale Heights 26 12 4 10 49 38 13 5 2 6 20 18 13 7 2 4 29 20 11 40
8 Dandenong Thunder 26 11 5 10 37 34 13 5 5 3 20 17 13 6 0 7 17 17 3 38
9 Melbourne Knights 26 9 3 14 36 40 13 6 2 5 19 18 13 3 1 9 17 22 -4 30
10 St. Albans Saints 26 8 6 12 25 38 13 2 4 7 8 21 13 6 2 5 17 17 -13 30
11 Altona Magic 26 8 3 15 21 38 13 4 1 8 10 21 13 4 2 7 11 17 -17 27
12 Hume City 26 7 5 14 33 48 13 4 1 8 20 26 13 3 4 6 13 22 -15 26
13 Dandenong City 26 5 5 16 24 60 13 3 2 8 13 36 13 2 3 8 11 24 -36 20
14 Eastern Lions 26 1 5 20 17 70 13 0 1 12 7 35 13 1 4 8 10 35 -53 8

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Oakleigh Cannons 1 1 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
2 North Geelong Warriors 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 2 3
3 South Melbourne 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
4 Dandenong Thunder 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
5 Avondale Heights 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1
6 Port Melbourne 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
7 St. Albans Saints 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
8 Hume City 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
9 Melbourne Knights 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
10 Altona Magic 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
11 Moreland City 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0
12 Heidelberg United 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
13 Green Gully 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 3 -2 0
14 Bentleigh Greens 1 0 0 1 1 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0

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The National Premier Leagues (NPL) is the second level of football in Australia. It has eight regional divisions in which the number of teams vary. In total close to 100 teams compete in the NPL. It is currently not possible to promote to the A-League, but there is a relegation system in most divisions.